# SDR FDEA201701050830

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: January 5, 2017
- Submitted: March 10, 2017
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N525FE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N525FE), registered now
- Make and model: Doug MD-11F
- Registry model: [Doug MD-11F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-11f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 48565
- Aircraft time: 72,356 hours, 13,760 cycles
- System (JASC): [2710 · Aileron Control System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2710)
- Part: Actuator
- Part number: CPN2700213
- Condition: Faulty
- Location: Aileron
- Stage of operation: CL
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: F
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201701050830

## Discrepancy

ON DEPARTURE TRIED TO ENGAGE AUTOPILOT, COULD NOT GET AUTO PILOT NR 1 TO ENGAGE.  RETURNED.  PERFORMED FCC-1 AFS R-T-S TEST. TEST FAIL AT  AILERON SYSTEM, PER FIM 22-12-17 CHECKED FROM FCC-1 RECEPTACLE FOUND RAM LVDT B-6G & B-6H OPEN CIRCUIT NO READING. ON FCC-2 AFS R-T-S TEST FAIL AT AILERON SYSTEM WITH FAULT CODE H100.28, PER FIM 22-12-19 CHECKED FROM FCC-2 RECEPTACLE FOUND MOD LVDT B-6C & B-6D, AND B-5C & B-6D OPEN CIRCUIT NO READING. TRIED NEW FCC ASSY ON  FCC-1 & FCC-2 THE RESULT SAME.  R&R AILERON ACTUATOR PER MM 27-13-30-4 AND PERFORMED AILERON SYSTEM CAT 3B RTS PER MM  27-13-00-5 ALL TEST PASSED.

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